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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Iphigenia Among Taurians.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Hippolytus": With whom does Aphrodite make Phaedra fall in love?
(a) Phaedra's stepson.
(b) Phaedra's grandson.
(c) Phaedra's nephew.
(d) Phaedra's uncle.

2. "Ion": During what event must Xuthus have impregnated a local girl according to Ion and Xuthus?
(a) A bacchanal rite.
(b) A moon festival.
(c) A religious rite.
(d) A harvest festival.

3. "Ion": Whose idea is it to have Ion adopted by Xuthus?
(a) Hermes.
(b) The priestess.
(c) Ares.
(d) Apollo.

4. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Who tells the king of Iphigenia's deceit?
(a) A herdsman.
(b) A sailor.
(c) A merchant.
(d) A messenger.

5. "Ion": What condition do Xuthus and Creusa travel to the oracle to cure?
(a) Sickness.
(b) Infertility.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Madness.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Once they are on the ship, what does the sea do?

2. "Ion": What does Creusa put her baby boy in?

3. "Hippolytus": Why is Aphrodite angry with Hippolytus?

4. "Iphigenia among Taurians": Whom did Iphigenia's father tell her she was going to marry?

5. "Iphigenia among Taurians": When Iphigenia realizes that one of the captured men is her brother, she devises a plan while helping them fulfill Apollo's orders. What will this plan help her do?

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